Close-up of a quarter-section of the quilting. There is a flower in the corner and a suggestion of a Celtic-like design in the center.

Experiment

Several days ago I saw an email that piqued my interest. Telene Jeffrey, from South Africa, designs absolutely gorgeous wholecloth quilts. I love wholecloth quilts, but it’s been a very long time since I’ve made one. Since she has so many exquisite designs, I decided to start out small by […]

Circular embroidered trivet showing three nutcrackers and surrounded by "Merry Christmas" and "Seasons Greetings". Background is white with multicolored nutcrackers.

Seasonal trivet

I saw this adorable design for a trivet on Embroidery Library — and it was on sale! Win-win, right? I’ve been doing some baking for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so it was nice to do something in my sewing room and to let my machine know that I wasn’t ignoring it. […]

Small hexagonal grey non-quilt (no quilting) with cubes woven into the grey. The cubes are from ombré fabrics in shades of purple, pink and turquoise, giving a dimensional effect.

Two small projects

I have two little projects to share with you today. First is a small bag I’ve made as a gift; it’s another Drop Zone bag from ByAnnie. I really like this bag, as it opens up completely flat and then zips completely and compactly closed. I added an adorable little […]

Overall view of quilt with white background set with interlocking pairs of hollow squares on point in blues and pinks.

Another quilt is in the bag

This quilt, like the previous one, is literally in the bag. I’m storing them both in bags until time to gift them to the intended recipients. This one is from a pattern called Strip to Be Square, by G.E. Designs. I know the colors may suggest “baby quilt,” but it’s […]

Quilt with 8 rows of hearts in shades of green and orange on a grey-blue background. The hearts are alternating with 9-patch blocks in white and the same grey-blue.

I forgot!

Some time ago (August, I think), I showed a couple of photos of the free-motion quilting I was doing on a lap-sized quilt. I’ve just realized that I never showed the finished quilt! Oops! This is the quilt, which measures 63″ x 72″; it’s a design by Lo & Behold […]

Scissors case with flap open is standing up against a sewing machine. The case is a purple print fabric with teal lining.

Have scissors, will travel

I signed up for a class at the Houston Quilt Festival that begins later this month. In looking at the supply list, I noticed that I’m going to need to bring scissors — something more than merely thread snips. What’s a girl to do but quickly make a scissor case […]